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Local Golfers Head to Pebble Beach to Compete for National Title

Four local golfers will be representing the region at the legendary Pebble Beach Resorts this month for the National Finals of the National Kidney Foundation Cadillac Golf Classic.

Ryan Bradley of San Francisco, Mike Riley of San Francisco, Mike Cinelli of Kentfield and Allyn McAuley of Oakland qualified for the prestigious event via their top finish at the NKF’s Cadillac Golf Classic Tournament held at Stanford University Golf Course last year. They will challenge more than 50 other teams from across the country in the 54-hole tournament to be contested January 17-19, 2014.

The foursomes will play competitive rounds at the Pebble Beach Golf Links, Spyglass Hill Golf Course and The Links at Spanish Bay during the three-day event, with eyes set on securing the national title.

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The National Kidney Foundation Cadillac Golf Classic, a nationwide series of over 35 golf tournaments held in major cities across the country, is the Premier Amateur Golf Event for Charity, raising more than $3.5 million annually for the NKF. The local tournament at Stanford University Golf Course raised $64,000 to support awareness, prevention and treatment programs in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

 

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The NKF Cadillac Golf Classic is supported by its Title Sponsor, Cadillac; National Corporate Partners include PING, Golf Digest/Golf World, and One Car One Difference; and National Promotional Partners Bridgestone Golf, The Greg Norman Collection and Tiffany & Co. The Pebble Beach Finals are also supported by HM Insurance Group and Anheuser-Busch.

About the National Kidney Foundation

 

The National Kidney Foundation is the leading organization in the U.S. dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of patients and their families, and tens of millions of Americans at risk. For more information on kidney health, visit www.kidney.org.

The NKF Cadillac Golf Classic is the nation’s Premier Amateur Golf Event for Charity and has raised over $90 million for the National Kidney Foundation since its inception. 

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